tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post4350998195275270193..comments2017-08-04T09:32:40.402+02:00Comments on The Oscar Nerd: Amy Adams in American Hustledinasztiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-16636483190379637732015-01-04T20:43:19.679+01:002015-01-04T20:43:19.679+01:00Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an America...<a href="http://www.snapyhot.com/portfolio/amy-adams" rel="nofollow">Amy Lou Adams</a> (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress and singer. Adams began her career on stage performing in dinner theatre and later made her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous. After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in a series of television guest appearances and roles in B movies, Adams appeared as Brenda Strong in Steven Spielberg’s Frank Abagnale biopic Catch Me If You Can. Her breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film Junebug, for which she received critical acclaim and her first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2007, Adams starred in the Disney animated classic musical film Enchanted, a critical and commercial success, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her lead performance. She received her second Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and first BAFTA Award nomination for her supporting role in the 2008 film Doubt....... <a href="http://www.snapyhot.com/amy-adams" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>katyhttp://www.snapyhot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-71684608739557027822015-01-04T20:42:12.963+01:002015-01-04T20:42:12.963+01:00Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an America...<a href="http://www.snapyhot.com/portfolio/amy-adams" rel="nofollow">Amy Lou Adams</a> (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress and singer. Adams began her career on stage performing in dinner theatre and later made her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous. After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in a series of television guest appearances and roles in B movies, Adams appeared as Brenda Strong in Steven Spielberg’s Frank Abagnale biopic Catch Me If You Can. Her breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film Junebug, for which she received critical acclaim and her first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2007, Adams starred in the Disney animated classic musical film Enchanted, a critical and commercial success, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her lead performance. She received her second Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and first BAFTA Award nomination for her supporting role in the 2008 film Doubt....... <a href="http://www.snapyhot.com/amy-adams" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>katyhttp://www.snapyhot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-19119596100905816582014-08-07T21:57:29.401+02:002014-08-07T21:57:29.401+02:00well i thought that she was really good, and the m...well i thought that she was really good, and the most interesting character for me as well. Bale was also really great, Cooper was good and Jennifer was overrated for me.Antonio Djordjevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253931940241974967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-56724168660869009982014-02-03T00:30:11.287+01:002014-02-03T00:30:11.287+01:00I responded to your question on Blanchett by the...I responded to your question on Blanchett by the way. I don&#39;t know if you saw it yet, but in case you didn&#39;t, I&#39;ll post it here: <br /><br />Well, I think Cate did a great job in Blue Jasmine and Jasmine is clearly a complex role (That could have been a disaster in another actress&#39;s hands), but Cate is such a great actress that understood the character so well and is so brilliantly calculated in the part that the results are terrific, but not things that are beyond her capability. I feel like Cate plays it all perfectly, but I feel like she stayed in her comfort zone here or better said, had the part of Jasmine down so well that the results are great, but not amazing. I hope you can understand where I&#39;m coming from. <br /><br />I&#39;ll also let the cat out of the bag and tell you that my ranking could be different despite the ratings I gave to all the three women. My thoughts on how I will rank these three women have adjusted a little bit, but not too much. But my opinion&#39;s on all of them are still solid, just who will win and why might possibly look a little different. That&#39;s all I&#39;m saying joe burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987519630654592530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-40987095774563976862014-02-02T08:34:44.052+01:002014-02-02T08:34:44.052+01:00I disagree as you know. I thought she was fantasti...I disagree as you know. I thought she was fantastic and her subtle work enhances and adds to the film as well as fits in with, to me. But I think she&#39;ll be last on your ranking, sadly. joe burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987519630654592530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-36491650621645920112014-02-01T06:59:43.526+01:002014-02-01T06:59:43.526+01:00Ok, I think we just see things inherently differen...Ok, I think we just see things inherently differently here, lol.<br /><br />I totally get what you are saying about the absurdity and feel sort of the exact opposite? Yes, the movie is absurd to a strong degree but I think Adams &amp; Bale were supposed to be orchestrating the absurd rather than actually being absurd themselves? They are the con artists, but they are always sort of portrayed above the rest of the characters intellectually. Their romance felt like the only true moment amidst the absurdity to me. <br /><br />But I totally get your points, and just see things differently I think. :) More humor would ruin the steadiness her &amp; Bale provide imo. Btw, I actually think the loudness works really really well in Cooper&#39;s case. He&#39;s fantastic. So I totally see where you are coming from. Derek Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276278383887354106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-77360649002166743792014-02-01T00:36:40.678+01:002014-02-01T00:36:40.678+01:00Derek I disagree. The problem is not the subtle na...Derek I disagree. The problem is not the subtle nature, but the lack of real humor. It ultimately depends on what you think is important but those &quot;loud&quot; performances communicated real emotions through the absurdness more to me, which this movie really was. So in a way, I fell into this trap (because of my expectations, but man, this IS an absurd movie) but I&#39;d rather appreciate performances that some hate a lot than one that everyone is at least OK with. :Pdinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-43848013887598167842014-02-01T00:36:14.878+01:002014-02-01T00:36:14.878+01:00Derek I disagree. The problem is not the subtle na...Derek I disagree. The problem is not the subtle nature, but the lack of real humor. It ultimately depends on what you think is important but those &quot;loud&quot; performances communicated real emotions through the absurdness more to me, which this movie really was. So in a way, I fell into this trap (because of my expectations, but man, this IS an absurd movie) but I&#39;d rather appreciate performances that some hate a lot than one that everyone is at least OK with. :Pdinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-39877027850867415792014-01-31T18:23:12.335+01:002014-01-31T18:23:12.335+01:00I AM FROM INDIA AND I WATCHED AMERICAN HUSTLE 2 TI...I AM FROM INDIA AND I WATCHED AMERICAN HUSTLE 2 TIMES WITH FRIENDS AND COUSINS.AMY ADAMS WAS SIMPLY EXCEPTIONAL .AMY ADAMS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WERE GREAT AND I THINK AMY ADAMS IS A GREAT ACTRESS .AMY MIGHT BE THE DARK HORSE FOR OSCARS 2014 OR IN HER FUTURE PROJECT , BIG EYES AMY WILL SURELY WIN OSACRSraghavendra prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617536828260017900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-23296802552725187682014-01-30T21:57:27.119+01:002014-01-30T21:57:27.119+01:00Your point about her other nominated performances ...Your point about her other nominated performances is completely spot on, she&#39;s always giving solid, subtle perfs that are overshadowed. Only Junebug allows her the spotlight. <br /><br />However, I think you also fall under that same trap imo, allowing her more subtle work here to be dwarfed by the loudness of JLAW &amp; BCOOPS. I think we may just disagree about the tone of this film fundamentally. I don&#39;t find it nearly as &quot;crazy&quot; as you do, and think that if Adams &amp; Bale went as crazy as you want it would throw the film completely off balance. I felt we needed her subtlety to ground the film. Whenever she&#39;s with Cooper she&#39;s funny enough, but her and Irving aren&#39;t inherently comedic characters (hairpiece aside).<br /><br />But I totally agree with you about that bathroom scene, I don&#39;t get why everyone loves it. It&#39;s weird &amp; feels added in by improvising rather than organic.Derek Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276278383887354106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-82491009912923572622014-01-30T21:29:21.047+01:002014-01-30T21:29:21.047+01:00Her nominated performances:
1) Doubt - I found her...Her nominated performances:<br />1) Doubt - I found her subtle work to be perfectly working for the film and for her character. I almost love thi performance.<br />2) The Master - She was pushed to the corner, but tried to make the best of it<br />3) American Hustle - I agree totally. Not fitting to the context of the film and too subtle. <br />4) The Fighter - Absolutely overshadowed by the rest of the cast. I can&#39;t even remember it. <br />Junebug - I haven&#39;t seen it yet. :) moviefilmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419398100702578257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-91385547936416244872014-01-30T19:00:49.733+01:002014-01-30T19:00:49.733+01:00Allen: In many way, she&#39;s also lost, yes, but ...Allen: In many way, she&#39;s also lost, yes, but for me that wasn&#39;t the biggest problem.dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-14187572583363094672014-01-30T18:29:34.239+01:002014-01-30T18:29:34.239+01:00Hmm...like Fritz I think I have to give the film a...Hmm...like Fritz I think I have to give the film another watch to fully absorb Adams. I remember thinking she was good, but there&#39;s a lot happening at all times in the film and I think she gets lost especially when you&#39;ve got Bale and Cooper and Lawrence each trying to grab attention in their own ways. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-78394902740846755512014-01-30T10:22:52.815+01:002014-01-30T10:22:52.815+01:00Anon: It&#39;s not her best performance indeed, bu...Anon: It&#39;s not her best performance indeed, but it&#39;s masterful in many ways (in my opinion). I understand why some dislike her, but I love what others hate about her. Although her two nominated lead performances are, of course, better, I think she still stands out in this weak Supporting Actress field (Julia Roberts gets close to her and I&#39;m not that much of a fan of her, either, plus she will never be my pick, because she&#39;s clearly leading).dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-78603411720602065782014-01-30T03:00:14.498+01:002014-01-30T03:00:14.498+01:00I really liked Lawrence too but I didn&#39;t love ...I really liked Lawrence too but I didn&#39;t love her. I found her first scene where she was telling Irving she was not getting a divorce very, very, very shaky, although I understand that her uneven line delivery works for you. But other than that, she had some really great moments, such as the bitch face she gave Adams when they first met and her final confrontation with Irving. I used to find her acting rather fake in that scene, but now I think the character was probably putting up a show there herself because deep down she knew she messed up (?)<br /><br />Other than that, in thought it was quite a good performance that reminded me of Penelope Cruz in VCB. I still think SLP and Winter&#39;s bone are her best though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-37541425465984644062014-01-29T21:23:21.241+01:002014-01-29T21:23:21.241+01:00I have seen her only once but can&#39;t comment ye...I have seen her only once but can&#39;t comment yet because I was completely disappointed by American Hustle which is a boring mess so I really need to see it again with focus on her work...Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291268052797806635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-8934917954168383192014-01-29T20:14:56.797+01:002014-01-29T20:14:56.797+01:00Louis, I disagree on Jen, of course. I feel like h...Louis, I disagree on Jen, of course. I feel like her over-the-topness was covering the desperation and pain that came to the surface at some crucial points, which you consider blatant Oscar scenery. It IS a divisive performance, but both Rosalyn and Jen are master con artists. So unpredictable, funny - frankly, you never knpw what&#39;s coming. :) It worked for me wonderfully. dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-15129672759075681352014-01-29T18:11:47.457+01:002014-01-29T18:11:47.457+01:00We&#39;ll we disagree less about Adams&#39;s ratin...We&#39;ll we disagree less about Adams&#39;s rating than I thought we would, but I do disagree why her performance does not work.<br /><br /> Honestly to me it&#39;s mostly the writing which tries to make out her character to be very important in the first half, but then proceeds to forget about her in the last act. Really there was no reason story wise her character should have been working on the con at all. <br /><br />Performance wise I just felt she was nothing special and her accent should have been stronger if Cooper&#39;s character was going to be so surprised. <br /><br />I disagree that she played the part wrong for a Russell movie, because Russell does not know how to play his own movie. Russell definitely does want the stuff with Jeremy Renner, the scene with De Niro in particular, to be very serious, but he undercuts it with his the poorly handled wackiness thrown in. <br /><br />Also for Lawrence I can&#39;t agree at all. She only shows any pain in that one scene with Adams that was just there for blatant Oscar scenery, and she really basically forgets about that for her remaining scenes. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-52681716897511452352014-01-29T17:16:46.848+01:002014-01-29T17:16:46.848+01:00I totally agree about Jacki Weaver, she was very f...I totally agree about Jacki Weaver, she was very frightening and amazing in Animal Kingdom. I didn&#39;t think Melissa was bad in The Fighter because she was actually quite memorable (guess her scenery chewing did pay off to a certain degree) but there just wasn&#39;t a lot of depth in that performance. <br />I should also add that I thought Melissa&#39;s brief cameo in Flight was really great. A right mix of energy and fierceness injected into the interrogation scene.<br /><br />But yeah...I didn&#39;t really like Prisoners as a whole, and I agree that her &quot;weird creepy lady harboring a dark secret&quot; (Might as well add some cats into the equation)portrayal was so cliched I totally guessed the twist the moment she first appeared. <br /><br />Great review by the way. Very fair and insightful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-44106023036640207582014-01-29T16:37:20.352+01:002014-01-29T16:37:20.352+01:00Anon: I really enjoy her as an actress. And I agre...Anon: I really enjoy her as an actress. And I agree Melissa Leo&#39;s overacting did nothing but take away the spotlight from others who could have used it better. I don&#39;t like her. And how horrible was she in Prisoners! Yuck... <br />dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-21993702815760377022014-01-29T15:11:32.108+01:002014-01-29T15:11:32.108+01:00Yeah...I mean, I really like Amy Adams in general ...Yeah...I mean, I really like Amy Adams in general but something just felt a bit missing here. I was quite confused about what to feel because when I look at each of her scenes individually, they&#39;re all really good and very &quot;oscar clips&quot; (especially the confession) but as a whole I just couldn&#39;t embrace her performance. I guess I kinda agree with you here; it didn&#39;t quite fit the energy and tone of the movie. It also didn&#39;t help that she shared a lot of her scenes with Cooper whom I felt was quite bad.<br /><br />Well, since we&#39;re on this topic I thought I&#39;ll share my thoughts on her nominated performances as well:<br />1) Junebug. I think you&#39;re going to like this one; funny, pure, weird and awkward in a good way, but ultimately heartbreaking.<br />2) The Fighter. Her expression when Bale said &quot;your life sucks!&quot; and when she beat up that annoying woman were both memorable highlights for me. Melissa&#39;s &quot;give me an Oscar!&quot; performance there was a bit too much for me. <br />3) The Master. Very limited and thankless part but just the &quot;we can never dominate our environment unless WE ATTACK&quot; and the PSH jerking off scenes alone made me think that she would have been a worthier winner than Hathaway, whose performance I&#39;m unfortunately not really a fan of. <br />4) Doubt. To be fair, I watched her very long ago when the movie first came out so I might like her more on a rewatch. I just remembered finding her a bit bland there. <br /><br />Her performances in Doubt and AH are pretty equal to me. Good, but quite not outstanding. <br /><br />Oh and she was hilarious in Enchanted. &quot;How does she knoooow....&quot;<br /><br />Do you think she&#39;s a good actress? I always find her a likable presence on screen and have good memories of her work in general, even in the weaker ones. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-4397744328129585382014-01-29T15:02:51.161+01:002014-01-29T15:02:51.161+01:00Lol your ranking is a complete reverse of mine :D
...Lol your ranking is a complete reverse of mine :D<br /><br />I found her not very special in both The Fighter and The Master, probably because she was constantly overshadowed by the other actors on both movies. I found her in Doubt to be very good even if I still prefer Viola Davis over her. And Junebug is still my favourite effort of hers, though for some reason I could see that you won&#39;t like her there.<br /><br />Honestly I never thought Amy was awesome in Enchanted, though she&#39;s definitely better than Ellen Page (I still can&#39;t believe that many awards she won for it). If anyone should be nominated for a film written by Diablo Cody, it&#39;s definitely the wonderful turn of Charlize Theron in Young Adult.Darionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-12443996362913423682014-01-29T14:43:37.147+01:002014-01-29T14:43:37.147+01:00Well, you know I love Adams in this film. :)
For ...Well, you know I love Adams in this film. :)<br /><br />For me, she brings the &quot;realest&quot; performance, and I need that for a film filled with over-the-top yet terrific performances. <br /><br />She&#39;d be my last out of the 4 nominees that I have seen, but I won&#39;t be disappointed if she wins. :)Carloshttp://mylastoscar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-37551289528994159582014-01-29T13:28:09.789+01:002014-01-29T13:28:09.789+01:00I haven&#39;t seen Junebug, but I&#39;m planning t...I haven&#39;t seen Junebug, but I&#39;m planning to. <br /><br />My ranking:<br />1. The Fighter (I forgot to add that I actually thought she was pretty great there and should have won if it wasn&#39;t for the amazing Jacki Weaver)<br />2. The Master (really underrated, sharp work, but pales in comparision with the astounding male leads)<br />3. American Hustle<br />4. Doubt (I used to like her, but on a last rewatch I was really disappointed and I didn&#39;t like her at all. Very misguided). <br /><br />The thing is that I don&#39;t believe she deserved to win any of these 4 times. She always #2-3 at best. Maybe in Junebug. :) And I like her a lot in Enchanted, she could have been easily nominated instead of Cate and especially the horrible Ellen Page.dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626381454085139.post-89996204863630422802014-01-29T13:05:49.159+01:002014-01-29T13:05:49.159+01:00She&#39;s so last place, no?
I found her really g...She&#39;s so last place, no?<br /><br />I found her really good in this movie, though after reading this now I can&#39;t unsee that she&#39;s a little too serious in a David O&#39;Russell movie. It&#39;s a four for me.<br /><br />Unpopular opinion time! What do you think about all five of Adams&#39; nominated roles? For me, it&#39;s like:<br />1. Junebug<br />2. Doubt<br />3. American Hustle<br />4. The Master<br />5. The FighterDarionoreply@blogger.com